Cauryavritti, Cauryavṛtti, Caurya-vritti: 3 definitions

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Cauryavritti means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit. If you want to know the exact meaning, history, etymology or English translation of this term then check out the descriptions on this page. Add your comment or reference to a book if you want to contribute to this summary article.

The Sanskrit term Cauryavṛtti can be transliterated into English as Cauryavrtti or Cauryavritti, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

Alternative spellings of this word include Chauryavritti.

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[«previous next»] — Cauryavritti in Sanskrit glossary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Cauryavṛtti (चौर्यवृत्ति).—f. the habit of robbery.

Derivable forms: cauryavṛttiḥ (चौर्यवृत्तिः).

Cauryavṛtti is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms caurya and vṛtti (वृत्ति).

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary

1) Cauryavṛtti (चौर्यवृत्ति):—[=caurya-vṛtti] [from caurya > caura] mfn. living on thievery, [Daśakumāra-carita ix, 1 1] ([varia lectio] ra-v)

2) [v.s. ...] f. practice of theft or robbery, [Horace H. Wilson]

[Sanskrit to German]

Cauryavritti in German

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Sanskrit, also spelled संस्कृतम् (saṃskṛtam), is an ancient language of India commonly seen as the grandmother of the Indo-European language family (even English!). Closely allied with Prakrit and Pali, Sanskrit is more exhaustive in both grammar and terms and has the most extensive collection of literature in the world, greatly surpassing its sister-languages Greek and Latin.

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